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Whoever Strikes First
LONDON, ENGLAND—Deborah and I are in London this week for our annual Every Nation International...
Discipleship
Accidental Missionary Travel Tips: Jet Lag Recovery
I travel. A lot. During a ten-day stretch earlier this summer, I was in Dubai, Cairo, Alexandria,...
While You Were Eating: the Power of Lifestyle Discipleship
Jesus said some of his most important theological statements, not in a classroom or from a pulpit,...
The Lausanne Movement & My Church Planting Presentation
Earlier this year I was invited to participate on The Lausanne Movement‘s Strategy Working Group....
Leadership
Grace or Truth?
Blog, Discipleship, Leadership
NASHVILLE, TENNESSEE—In one of my all-time favorite movie scenes, Cuba Gooding Jr. plays a...
Healthy Church Growth: Measuring What Matters
Blog, Discipleship, Leadership
TOKYO, JAPAN—Earlier this week I was in Kuala Lumpur speaking to Asian megachurch pastors at the...
Asia Leaders Summit: Asians Reaching Asia
KUALA LUMPUR, MALAYSIA—I was surprised and honored to be invited to speak at the 2015 Asia Pastors...
Family
Pastor’s Priorities
A young pastor recently asked me to help him with his sermon prep skills. We met at Panera Bread,...
My Day in the ER
Slept like a baby last night—woke up every ninety minutes screaming. In case you missed my...
Top 10 Christmas Movie List (version 3.0)
I post something like this every December—the Murrell family Christmas movie favorites. Since...
Books
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